Saint Petersburg in 1 day

Russia · 30 verified places

Day 1
09:25 – back at 16:06
14 min walk (1.17 km)
09:25

Зимний дворец

55 min

Winter Palace

Open at any time

15 min walk (1.25 km)
10:35

Исаакиевский собор

100 min

Saint Isaac's Cathedral

Open: 10:00-18:00; May-Sep 10:00-21:00

16 min walk (1.31 km)
12:31

Мариинский театр

70 min

Mariinsky Theatre

Open: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00

13:41

Lunch break

60 min
12 min by car (4.17 km) — 47 min on foot
14:53

Петропавловская крепость

55 min

Peter and Paul Fortress

Open at any time

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Where to stay

We measured walking times to the main sights from different parts of the city. From the area below you reach them in 18 min on average, 33 min at the furthest, and 5 of them are within walking distance.

  • Зимний дворец (642 m)
  • Исаакиевский собор (757 m)
  • Государственный Эрмитаж (824 m)

For comparison: from the worst-placed area it is 40 min on average to the same places.

All attractions

Ranked by how many language versions of the Wikipedia article exist.

Hermitage Museum

81

Open: Tu-Su 12:00-21:00

Winter Palace

74

Aurora

56

Open: We-Su 11:00-18:00

Saint Isaac's Cathedral

54

Open: 10:00-18:00; May-Sep 10:00-21:00

Mariinsky Theatre

52

Open: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00

Peter and Paul Fortress

50

Russian Museum

46

Open: Mo,We,Fr-Su 10:00-18:00; Th 13:00-21:00; Tu off

Kazan Cathedral

46

Peter and Paul Cathedral

45

Church of the Savior on Blood

44

Open: Oct 01-Apr 30: Th-Tu 10:00-18:00; May 01-Sep 30: Th-Tu 10:00-22:30; We off

Saint Petersburg Mosque

41

From the Varangians to the Greeks

39

Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks

Imperial Academy of Arts

38

Kunstkamera

36

Open: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00;Mo off;Tu[-1] off

Bronze Horseman

35

Saint Michael's Castle

32

Open: Mo,We,Fr-Su 10:00-18:00; Th 13:00-21:00; Tu off

Trinity Cathedral

32

Smolny Institute

31

Open: Mo-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr 15:00-18:00

Tauride Palace

29

Mariinsky Palace

28

Alexander Column

27

Chesme Church

27

Road of Life

26

Marble Palace

25

Open: Mo,We-Su 10:00-18:00; Tu off

Smolny Convent

25

Field of Mars

25

Yusupov Palace on Moika

24

Open: Mo-Su 10:00-19:30

St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral, St. Petersburg

24

Narva Triumphal Arch

23

Open: 24/7

Farnese Hercules

23

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